1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	7–1 (2–0 MVC)
Head coach	William C. "King" Cole (4th season)
Home stadium	Nebraska Field
Seasons ←  1909 1911  →

1910 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Nebraska $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Iowa	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Missouri	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Iowa State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Kansas	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Washington University	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Drake	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1910 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1910 college football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach William C. "King" Cole and played its home games at Nebraska Field in Lincoln, Nebraska. ^[1]

The Cornhuskers won the MVC championship, the school's first since 1907. After the season, the conference adopted a new rule prohibiting "special coaching" and requiring that athletic coaches be full-time faculty members. ^[2] Unwilling to commit to a year-round position, Cole resigned and moved to his farm in Missoula, Montana. His final game at Nebraska was a record-setting 119–0 win over Haskell. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Nebraska State Normal *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 66–0
October 8	3:00 p.m.	South Dakota *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 12–9
October 15		at Minnesota *	Northrop Field Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 3–21	15,000
October 22		Denver *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 27–0
October 29		Doane *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 6–0
November 5		at Kansas	Central Park Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 6–0	6,500	[4]
November 12		Iowa State	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 24–0
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Haskell *	Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE	W 119–0
*Non-conference game

Coaching staff

Coach [5]	Position	First year	Alma mater
William C. "King" Cole	Head coach	1907	Marietta
Harry W. Ewing	Assistant coach	1910	Nebraska
Jack Best	Trainer	1890	Nebraska

Roster

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Anderson, ArthurG Chauner, WalterE Elliott, E.B.LG Frank, ErnestHB Frank, OwenHB Gibson, J.P.FB Harman, DeweyRT Hornberger, EvansC Lofgren, GusE McKeePLAYER Minor, HarryHB Pearson, MonteRG Potter, HerbertQB Purdy, LeonardFB RacelyPLAYER Rathbone, HarveyFB Russell, RichardHB Shonka, SylvesterLT Sturmer, FrederickT Temple, LeRoyRT Warner, LeonQB

Game summaries

Peru State

Peru State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Peru State 0 •Nebraska 66 Date: October 1 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: [7] [8]

This was the final meeting between Nebraska and Peru State.

South Dakota

South Dakota at Nebraska

1 2 Total South Dakota 9 •Nebraska 12 Date: October 8 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 3:00 PM CT Sources: [8]

At Minnesota

Nebraska at Minnesota

1 2 Total Nebraska 3 • Minnesota 21 Date: October 15 Location: Northrop Field, Minneapolis, MN Sources: [8]

See also: Minnesota–Nebraska football rivalry

Denver

Denver at Nebraska

1 2 Total Denver 0 •Nebraska 27 Date: October 22 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: [7] [8]

This was the final meeting between Denver and Nebraska.

Doane

Doane at Nebraska

1 2 Total Doane 0 •Nebraska 6 Date: October 29 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: [8]

At Kansas

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 Total •Nebraska 6 Kansas 0 Date: November 5 Location: Central Park, Lawrence, KS Sources: [8]

See also: Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

Nebraska clinched at least a share of the MVIAA championship with a 6–0 win over Kansas.

Iowa State

Iowa State at Nebraska

1 2 Total Iowa State 0 •Nebraska 24 Date: November 12 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Sources: [8]

Nebraska clinched the conference title outright with a 24–0 win over Iowa State, NU's fourth consecutive shutout.

Haskell

Haskell at Nebraska

1 2 Total Haskell 0 •Nebraska 119 Date: November 24 Location: Nebraska Field, Lincoln, NE Game start: 2:30 PM CT Sources: [8] [9]

In Cole's final game as head coach, Nebraska set several program records in a 119–0 blowout of Haskell. Among the marks that still stand are points scored, margin of victory, and yards of offense (1,150). The Indians managed only 67 yards in their 17 total plays in the game.

References

1. "1909 Nebraska Cornhuskers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
2. "The World of Sport". The Lincoln Evening News. September 21, 1911.
3. "Nebraska Head Coach, 1907-10". huskers.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
4. "Cornhuskers Win in Last Quarter". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 6, 1910. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Nebraska head coaches". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
6. "Nebraska Football 1910 Roster". University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletics Department. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
7. "1911 Cornhusker - University of Nebraska Yearbook". University of Nebraska–Lincoln Libraries. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
8. "the 1910s". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
9. "From The Past: 119-0". Husker Press Box. Archived from the original on October 24, 2001. Retrieved November 16, 2009.